[k//eternal]

Originally Posted by rogerpepitone

Spoiler for Chess:

Was Battler born anti-mystery, but has long been converted to anti-fantasy?

Another thing. Look at Maria's crown. Then look at the way the black king is depicted in chess problems. Also, the two kings will always stay on the board until the end of the game. (In episode 3, Virgilia's duel at the first twilight suggests that the game continued well after checkmate occurred.

My theory on Battler's sin was sort of related to that.

Spoiler:

Battler introduces Maria to magic, but stops believing in it when it fails to save Asumu. He may have promised to play with Maria more / teach her more at the next family conference, but fails to show up. Maria's bitterness then sets some chain of events involving Beato into motion.